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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kieth Stokes (ranked 4041 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Black Leben (ranked 444 p4p, 300 weight class). Leben has chosen Wynona's Big Brown Beaver as his entrance music. Black Leben has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Leben.
A big right from Stokes misses.
Stokes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leben.
Stokes moves away from the strike by Leben.
Stokes tries to clinch up.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Stokes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leben throws a looping overhand right but Stokes ducks down to avoid it.
Stokes throws a leg kick
and Leben connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leben connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stokes throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Leben punishes Stokes's body with a nice straight punch.
Leben works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stokes throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stokes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stokes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stokes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leben misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Leben counter with a right hand.
Stokes misses with a shot to the body
and Leben counters with a left and a right that stings Stokes.
Leben throws a good cross that connects.
Stokes lands with a cross.
Stokes misses with an uppercut.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stokes.
Leben has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stokes.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Stokes.
Stokes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
Stokes misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Leben cracks Stokes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leben misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stokes throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Stokes slips a jab from Leben.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stokes throws a hook to the side of Leben's head but Leben sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a looping right.
Stokes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stokes avoids the body shot from Leben.
Leben takes a swing at Stokes's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Leben does it's job there.
Leben is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stokes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Stokes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
Stokes attempts a counter takedown but Leben avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Stokes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leben explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A slow jab from Stokes misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Stokes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stokes.
Stokes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Stokes has managed to clinch.
Stokes working aggressively here.
Leben digs a right hand underneath Stokes's ribcage. Stokes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stokes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leben is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stokes lands with a short shot to the head.
Stokes throws a punch but it's blocked by Leben.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leben.
Leben lands a hook that snaps the head of Stokes backwards.
Leben manages to break the clinch.
Stokes looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
Leben lands a really nice looking cross but Stokes seems unphased.
Stokes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leben but Leben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Stokes is just out of range.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stokes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Leben misses.
Stokes looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Stokes scores with a jab.
Leben avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a body punch but Stokes moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stokes lands a nice hook to Leben's body. Leben takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stokes looks to throw the jab but Leben is out of range.
Leben doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leben lands a head shot.
Stokes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leben as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieth Stokes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stokes darts in looking for a takedown but Leben gets double underhooks and turns Stokes into the cage.
Leben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Leben counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stokes throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Stokes slips a jab from Leben.
Stokes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stokes throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Leben on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leben is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stokes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Stokes.
Leben let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stokes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokes looks to clinch
and Leben connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes looks for a takedown but Leben sprawls well.
Leben gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leben with a jab.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Stokes.
Stokes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stokes staying out of range there.
Leben moves out of range of the leg kick from Stokes.
A punch lands to the side of Stokes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stokes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stokes missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stokes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leben sprawls well. Leben wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stokes gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes scores with a head kick. Leben tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stokes throws a right hand that Leben ducks under and follows up with a left that Leben also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a two punch combination.
Leben looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leben digs a good hook to Stokes's body.
Stokes blocks a jab.
Leben lands a nice shot that snaps Stokes's head back.
Leben has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stokes throws a big shot that misses.
Leben connects with a looping right hand.
Leben keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stokes.
Stokes looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
Leben scores with a shot to the body.
Leben stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No luck for Stokes with that takedown attempt.
Stokes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stokes lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stokes was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stokes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stokes.
Stokes postures up and lands a big shot to Leben's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leben is trying to keep Stokes in close.
Stokes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stokes pushing down on Leben's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stokes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stokes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leben is looking for a sweep. Stokes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stokes trying to mount his opponent but Leben defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes is trying to control. Leben wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stokes is really struggling to control Leben but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Leben is trying to stand.
Stokes trying to control from half guard but Leben is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leben wants to control but Stokes is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stokes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leben's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stokes moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stokes.
Stokes connects with a body shot.
Stokes shoots in for a double leg but Leben sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieth Stokes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Stokes's shoulder, as Stokes tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stokes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Leben.
Leben lands a jab.
Leben scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stokes doesn't seem bothered though.
Stokes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leben swivels and escapes.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Stokes moves away and avoids it.
Stokes fails with the takedown
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stokes thuds a left hand into Leben's body.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stokes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stokes moves out of range as Leben strikes.
Kieth Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes tries to clinch there but Leben circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stokes dives in and grabs Leben's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leben pushes down on Stokes's head and hops out.
Black Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stokes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Stokes with a poor takedown
and Leben counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leben cracks Stokes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Stokes moves away and avoids it.
Leben throws a jab but it's blocked by Stokes.
Stokes misses the shot to the body.
Leben throws a jab but it's blocked by Stokes.
Leben takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Leben misses.
Stokes feinted with a counter takedown.
Stokes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leben looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
Leben avoids the body shot from Stokes.
Leben fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leben cracks Stokes with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Leben.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Stokes slips a straight right by Leben.
Stokes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leben sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stokes somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieth Stokes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stokes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leben blocks a jab.
Leben throws a counter combo.
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stokes scores with a jab to the head.
Stokes is looking to land body kicks.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a looping right.
Stokes moves in looking to clinch but Leben pushes him off.
Stokes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stokes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leben misses with an uppercut.
Leben lands an overhand right.
Danga de danga de dang - Stokes scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stokes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leben getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stokes throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Leben slips a straight right by Stokes.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Stokes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leben looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stokes throws an elbow but Leben slips to the side and avoids it well.
Leben is looking to reverse the position.
Stokes wants to take a breather but Leben manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Stokes.
Stokes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leben has Stokes pulled in close to control his posture.
Black Leben is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stokes trying to control the position from guard on top but Leben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Stokes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stokes content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leben holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stokes being controlled here momentarily.
Stokes is looking to work some ground and pound but Leben has wrist control.
Stokes trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kieth Stokes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leben connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Leben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leben winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Leben!
Black Leben seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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